[DVX52]

So today going to school, I have my super.fi 5 pro's in my ear with the biflanges, they are about 3 months old. Irrelevant fact, I was listening to Cursive's Domestica.

So I take them out of my ears just as I get into class, and BOTH of the silicon biflanges are stuck in my ear. I try to get them out and they probably got pushed farther in. So, I have to get a pass to the nurses and have her take them out with tweezers (but not before giving me a "Your generation will go deaf" lecture

).

This has been happening all day. I don't think it's the fit, because its how it should be, so I've been taking them out extremely carefully, even though sometimes this doesn't even work. I guess the best solution is to order more silicon tips from UE that aren't as loose.

 

[granodemostasa]

I had a problem with them being too big, the smaller ones go in and out easier.
Welcome to head-fi, sorry about your wallet.

 

[OceanEnthusiast]

yeah, sounds like a bummer, especially if you were listening to them in class and the teacher didn't care for it. oh well, soon forgotten.

 

[Sinwerm]

Could there be wax on bi-flange's inside or on the "stems" of the UEs ? Maybe a cleaning and a thourough dry would do the trick. Funny comment about the wallet

it would be even funnier if it were'nt so true.

 

[creyc]

Do you like the bi-flanges on your Super.fi's?

Personally I can't find anything better than the medium soft rubber tips. Actually I think they are the ones the Super.fi's ship with. I've never had a removal problem, it's amusing they BOTH came off. Sounds like the rubber is breaking down and losing it's "tightness". Either that or you're getting a VERY good seal!! heh, welcome aboard.

 

[DJ e]

Funny the nurse says that about the 'phone most likely to help save your hearing.

 

[jtevol1]

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Originally Posted by DVX52 BOTH of the silicon [sic] biflanges are stuck in my ear. I try to get them out and they probably got pushed farther in...

This is exactly what happened to me when I had the Shure E3C (had to use tweezers, too, when it got beyond the grasp of my fingers). I have the UE Super.fi 5, and it scares me to think this can happen again.

Oh man...

 

[b-sides]

i still do not understand this... i must have really small ear canals bc the biflanges dn't go that far in for me.

 

[rhythmicmoose]

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Originally Posted by b-sides i still do not understand this... i must have really small ear canals bc the biflanges dn't go that far in for me.

Same here. I use the smallest size silicones and get good a good seal, and haven't had any extraction problems yet.

 

[DVX52]

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Personally I can't find anything better than the medium soft rubber tips. Actually I think they are the ones the Super.fi's ship with

Well those are the ones I've been using for the last month, but I actually lost one of the medium tips last night, which is the reason I used the bi-flange this morning.

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Could there be wax on bi-flange's inside or on the "stems" of the UEs ?

I keep the inside pretty clean, but the stems I'll have to check. That might be the source of the problem.

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Welcome to head-fi, sorry about your wallet.

Well, the purchase of the super.fi's weren't that bad on it, but with e500 and UE XXX on the horizon...

 

[thestumper]

Try pulling down on the lobe with your "off" hand while pulling them out witht the other. Made the process a bit easier for me...

 

[cire]

threads like these make me want to carry tweezers.

 

[jagorev]

Do you wash the tips with soap and water after every use?

 

[creyc]

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Originally Posted by jagorev Do you wash the tips with soap and water after every use?

Does anyone?

That would be a serious chunk of my life spent cleaning earwax. Not sure about that. Maybe carry some alcohol-based hand sanitizing Purel or something to clean them on the go? Not sure if this would work well or have an adverse affect on the soft rubber.

 

[apnk]

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Originally Posted by creyc Does anyone?

Hehe, yeah.

I clean mine like once a week, if that.